Tell Me (hide song)

"Tell Me"
Single by hide
from the album Hide Your Face
ReleasedMarch 24, 1994
GenreAlternative rock
LabelMCA Victor
Songwriter(s)hide
Hide singles chronology
"Dice"
(1994)
"Tell Me"
(1994)
"Misery"
(1996)
"Tell Me"
Single by hide with Spread Beaver
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2000
GenreAlternative rock
LabelUniversal Victor
Songwriter(s)hide
Hide with Spread Beaver singles chronology
"Hurry Go Round"
(1998)
"Tell Me"
(2000)
"In Motion"
(2002)

"Tell Me" is the fourth single by Japanese musician hide, released on March 24, 1994. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[1] The B-side "Scanner (Ai no Duet?)" is a different version of "Scanner" from Hide Your Face, as it features vocals by Ryuichi from Luna Sea.[2] The single was certified Gold by the RIAJ in April 1994, and Double Platinum in February 2020 for sales over 500,000.[3]

A re-recording of "Tell Me", that features Spread Beaver playing, was released on January 19, 2000, under the hide with Spread Beaver name. This version reached number 2 on the Oricon chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ in January 2000 for sales over 200,000.[1][3]

The original version was re-released on December 12, 2007, with a new cover.[4] On April 28, 2010, it was re-released again as part of the first releases in "The Devolution Project", which was a release of hide's original eleven singles on picture disc vinyl.[5]

  1. ^ a b "hideのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ^ "TELL ME". amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. ^ a b "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Hide into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ "hideの8cmシングル12cm化シリーズ第3弾、ついにリリース!". barks.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  5. ^ "hide singles on vinyl". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.